Explore the Family Name Urquidi

The meaning of Urquidi

Basque: Castilianized form of Urkidi, a topographic name for someone who lived by a birch wood, from urki ‘birch tree’ + -di, a suffix denoting abundance. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Javier, Donaciano, Jose, Juan, Raul, Alfonso, Amparo, Beatriz, Chico, Eduardo, Elodia.

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How common is the last name Urquidi in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Urquidi has grown in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 30,091 amongst all surnames and by 2010 had risen to rank 26,189 - a growth of approximately 12.97%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period with the count increasing from 735 to 934, a significant increase of 27.07%. This is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people which grew from 0.27 to 0.32, an increase of 18.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,091	#26,189	12.97%
Count	735	934	27.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.32	18.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urquidi

The ethnicity associated with the surname Urquidi, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that most bearers of the name identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 82.45% identified as Hispanic, increasing to 85.76% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group was White, though it saw a decrease from 15.65% in 2000 to 12.53% in 2010. Two or more races were reported in 2000 but no such data was available for 2010. A small percentage identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010; however, there were no individuals identifying as these ethnicities in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	82.45%	85.76%	4.01%
White	15.65%	12.53%	-19.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%